• Dina Asher-Smith and Katarina Johnson-Thompson in frame• Raheem Sterling, AW Jones and
Lewis Hamilton shortlistedBen Stokes will face competition from Dina Asher-Smith, Katarina Johnson-Thompson and Raheem Sterling as he seeks to become the first cricketer since 2005 to win the
BBC sports personality of the year award.
Alun Wyn Jones, who inspired Wales to the Grand Slam and the semi-finals of the rugby
World Cup, and Lewis Hamilton, who won a sixth
Formula One world title, are the other names on the six-strong shortlist.